Frittata with red onions and peppers

Name: Frittata with red onions and peppers
Ingredients: 6 large eggs; 1 tbsp olive oil + 1 oz/28 g butter for cooking the frittata; Salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper; Salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper; Salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper; 3 red (or yellow) peppers; 2 tbsp olive oil for cooking the onions and pepper; 2 tbsp olive oil for cooking the onions and pepper; 2 red onions, skinned and finely chopped; 2 tbsp olive oil for cooking the onions and pepper; 1 tbsp olive oil + 1 oz/28 g butter for cooking the frittata; 2 garlic cloves, skinned and chopped finely

Preparation info

Makes
6
wedges

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Claire Macdonald Cookbook

By Claire Macdonald

Published 1997

About

This frittata needs a little more preparation in that the peppers, for maximum enjoyment, should be skinned, and the onions and skinned peppers are then gently sautéed together till the onions are really soft. Add as much garlic as you like.

Ingredients

3 red (or yellow) peppers
2 tbsp olive oil for cooking the onions and pepper
2

Starter
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Winter
Summer

Method

Start by cutting the peppers in half, removing the seeds, and grilling under a red-hot grill till the peppers form great charred blisters. Then put the pepper halves into a polythene bag and leave for 10 minutes. The skins should then peel off easily. Chop the skinned peppers quite small.

Heat the 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a sauté pan and sauté the chopped red onions for 5 minutes o